Nicholls State University - La Pirogue Yearbook (Thibodaux, LA)

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Zooming in on television Cam One, stand by with a head shot. Need more room? No, l can see him clear. These terse comments back and forth are typical of any heard in a television studio between a director and a cameraman. However, the location isn't a major city or profes- sional television crew, but the first floor of Talbot Theater, home of the Nicholls closed circuit televi- sion studios The television studio is the least known medium on campus, with the greatest untapped potential. This fall, the tapping began with the hiring of a new director and a new outlook. Bob Blazier, a veteran of television in Monroe, Lafayette and Baton Rouge and one of three found- ers of the Louisiana Educational Television network CETVJ took over as director of the facilities. VVith only four students in the lecture and eight in the workshop, five and ten minute productions on video tape were aired on the local Thibodaux cable channel. These first programs were interviews, promotions tor campus events and explanations of what the uni- versity had to offer, Future plans are to hook up directly into the cable for live broadcasting from Talbot Theater. All productions were done on magnetic video tape, which can be played back immediately and reused. A small Sony 'lmini-cam unit was taken out of the studio to do on-the-spot reports of women's basketball, interviews and footage to play on a news- cast done at the end of the fall semester. Becky Pierce listens as floor director Gene Gouax explains her moves for a sixty second detergent commercial Timing and poise are important to get all the information in Amid the clutter behind the camera, patient camer- aman Patrice Hidalgo waits for word from the con- trol room A stool prevents tired feet when working camera 1 ffl 7ooming in on television

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Concert tickets were also given away to callers as the station promoted many student entertainment and campus events. A special gripe line was set up, where students could call in and have their complaints taped and aired. g Several changes were made in the spring directors staff, as Bill l-lall took over as station manager and Geoff Dupre was in charge of programming. Other directors were Sue l-limel, news, Benny Steigler, music and Bay Peters, sports. Enough disc jockeys volunteered for KVFG to go to a 24-hour broadcasting format. Several special programs were aired regularly as Pepe Cornejo did a Spanish music show, and Chuck Seely had a country western show. The oldest program on the air, Grand- chester Meadows, continued with Her- man Triche and Whitney Autin. Sam Jones set up a weekend Beatles show, while Wayne Papania's Junkyard Dog Show was familiar to a 1950's Wolt- man Jack sound. Benny Steigler and Oak Lea did a live remote broadcast from the Union Ballroom, for the Fifth Annual Freaker's Ball. Lea also handled the 11 p.m.-2 am. shift of progressive, rock and special request music. i ' . -, if Www mrs., News director Sue Himel makes notes at the weekly SGA meeting for her nightly news roundup of cam- pus events, Himel was news director for the fall and spring semesters. But covering events live became habit for KVFG, as several Student Senate meetings were broadcast. The cause forthe special treatment was student reaction to a anti-abortion ruling of the Senate. For more, see SGA, pgs. 152-55. Special political spots to SGA candi- dates were offered by news director Sue l-limel, for the student body to hear the candidates' platforms. Although programming wasn't as long during the summer session, KVFG kept up a fast moving format, with Benny Steigler as general manager and Gary Landry as program director. Other directors were lvlerilla Landry, newsg Bay Peters, sports, Richard Smith, music, and Becky Arceneaux, secretary. Smith was later replaced by Perry Pitre as music director. Named after University President Ver- non F. Galliano, the station plans to make major advances in the coming fall with the FCC approval of an increase to 250 watts. Advisor to the station is Bob Blazier. Blazier also teaches Speech 219 Clntro- duction to Badio and Televisionj This course serves as a prerequisite to the radio workshop courses. KVFG maintained a consistent sound different from the rock stations in Thibo- daux. Program director Bill Hall prepares to tape a public service announcement CPSAJ as KVFG switched from reading PSAs live to taping them for better quality and variety. GD M Bay Peters pauses during a break at the NOAA regional playoffs hosted by Nicholls. As sports director, Peters covered all phases of intercollegiate teams for KVFG. Voice of Nicholls State' KVFG-FM C91 55 173

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'U m 3 Q 3 Q. O 3 At the beginning of the tall and spring semesters, productions were short, with the main jobs being the switching from one camera to another. By the end of the semester, students were doing productions in excess of twenty minutes, using slides, graphics and material taped and patched into the live production, At the end of the spring semester it was announced the workshop had been expanded into three workshops, Speech 364, 365 and 366, similar to the three radio workshops offered. The tirst course will be used to introduce students to the studio, its equipment and its operations. The intermediate workshop will have students handling special projects, like graphics, props, doc- umentaries or a special field. The third workshop will be independent work on a specific subject. Breaking down the inside of the camera, Bob Blazier shows Doug Stire, Tommy Dantin, Bay Boy and Brent Madere the operation of the black-and-white camera. Morgan Doing a remote lrom Stopher Gym, Kent Madere and Kevin Fambrough tape the Nicholls-University ot New Orleans' women's basketball game, Asking for a voice, cameraman Logan Banks looks into the control studio as Merilla Landry, the on- CBFTIGVB lalem, WSIIS for lDSYI'UCtlOl'lS. Zooming in on television 175